Coffin ornament or the like.



E. R. SARGENT.

COFFIN ORNAMENT OR THE LIKE.

Patented Mar. 5, 191.8.

Arro Mn/ NI TED TATESPATENT ame I EDWARD n. VSARGENT, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, AssIGNo r-o sAEsENr Nn COMPANY, OE NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OE CONNECTICUT.

coEEIN ORNAMENT on THE LIKE.

To all whomz't may-concerm v w, Be it known that I,'E1)wA 'Rnj R. SARGEIYT, a citizen of theUnited States, residing in the city and county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cofiin Ornaa full, clear, and exact description. 1

This invention relates primarily to a ments or the like, of which the following is metal cross to be used as a coffinornament or the like.

One ofthe. main objects of the invention is to provide anfimproved construction of sheet metal cross, although the invention may also be applied to the construction of other articles. V

More particularly, it is aimedto furnish a sheet metal cross which can be made with maximum facility and with a minimum amount of waste material. For thispur pose, the cross is-composed of two separate sheet metal. members fastened together by anoveland meritorious 3 mt or fastening.

If desired,a corpus may be readily applied 25 to the completed cross to form a crucifix.

To these ,and other ends, -theinvention COIlSlSl'S in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed. 7

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a-front elevation of a cross embodying my improvements.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear elevationjof the joint between the two members;

Figs. 3 and 1 are sections on lines 33 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the upright member; and v Figs. 6 and 7 are fragmentary front and rear elevations, respectively, of the transverse or horizontal member.

In making the improved cross, I use an upright sheet metal'strip or member 10 and a transverse horizontal sheet metal member or strip 11. Each of these strips is preferably stamped up in the shape of an elon-' transverse member 11, the same is formed at the front face with a seat 14 for the up shallow and extends transverselyjacross the member 11 from one flanged' edge to Ithe within the limits thereof are slots 15, one at each side. The seat 1% can be very read- Specification of Letters Patent 7 Patented-B15125; 1918. Application filed 11115 211917. j Serial No. 183,176. I I

vright. member. This seat Midis relatively ily formed by bending the sheet metal blank .in the process of stamping up the horizontal member 11,. as will be understood. The upright member 10 extends across the front,-

face of member 11 and liesinthe seat 14, and inorder to permit the member 10 to lie snugly in theseat, the fl ange '12' is cut away, as shown at 16, in Fig.5, so 'tliat the rear face of the body portion of member 10 may bear tightly'against the front face of the seat 14. The flange .12 is not cut away completely across the length of seatl; as portions 12? substantially equalfinwidthto' the length ofslotslfi are left intermediate of the respective cut-out portions '16, and these flange portions .12 constitutelugs which register with,,and pass through, the 7 slots 15 to the rear ofthe cross where they are bent over and clenched, as shown at 17 in Fig. 2, for the purpose-of firmly securing :the. two members 10 and ll together. When the parts are assembled, the front face of member 10 lies substantially flush withthe frontface of member 11, as shown more particularly in Fig. 4. r

The construction described is a very simple and cheap one, because both members of the cross can be very readilystamped up and there is very little waste of material. j The waste of material is negligible as com pared to the case where a sheet metal cross is stamped up: from a single blanlgbecause in such case very considerable portion of 1 the material has to be scrapped. If it is desired to make a cruclfix, a corpus can be attached 1nv any appropriate manner.

.Various changes may be made in the de-' tails without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims. For example, it is manifest that if desired the shallow seat may be formed'in the upright member instead of the horizontal member, in which case the locking lugs will be formed on the horizontal member. \Vhat I claim is: 1. In a cross, intersecting sheet metal members having rearwardly turned integral flanges, one of said members having its flanges notched to form a clearance space n which the other 'member is seated, and a lug on one of said members passing through the other and fastening them together,

2. In a cross, a pair of intersecting. channel members, one of said channel members having its flanges notched to form a clearance space in which the other channel member is seated, said notches being positioned to form an integral lug upon each flange of the first mentioned member, and a slot for receivingsaid lugs formed in the other channel member, whereby said channel members are secured together.

3. In a cross, a palr of intersecting channel members, one of said channel members having its flanges notched to form a clearance space in which the other channel memher. is seated, with the face of one channel member contacting with the rear surface of the web of the other channel member, and secur ng lugs formed ntegrally upon one channel member and having clenching en gagement with the other channel member.

In a cross such as described, the com} bination of intersecting sheet metal members, one of said members having rearwardly turned flanges along the side edges, said flanges cutaway at the point where said member intersects the other, and means for fasten ng the members together.

' 51111 a sheet metal cross, a sheet metal member having an; intermediate seat on the front face thereof, and a SECGDQ sheet metal ured to" said first member.

member lying flatwise in said seat and se Copies of this patent may be obtained for 6. In a cross, a member having shallow a second member having .rearwardlyturned side flanges, intersecting SEHClfIXS'D member and lying in said seat, said flanges cut away i so that the body of said second member lies seat extending acrossthe front face thereof,

substantially fiat in said seat, with the outer face of said second member substantiallyflush with that of the tirst member.

7. In a sheet metal cross, a sheet metal member having a transverse seat extend ng having rearwardly turned flanges cut away so that the body of 'said, second member lies in said seat, certain portions of the flanges of the second member extending through said slots. V I a 8. In a sheet metal cross, a sheet metal thereof, a second sheet metal member lying (in front ofthe first and :also having rearmember having rearwardly turned side flanges and provided with a shallow trans 1 Verse seat extendingfacross the, front face wardly turned side flanges, said last-named flanges cut away atthe intersection of the two members, and the body of said second member lying in contact with said seat substantially flush with thebody of the first member, and means for fastening the two members together.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my'h'and on the 25th day of July, 1917'.

' EDWARD R. SARGEN'I.

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